My name is Victoria Rusnock and I have been teaching for 35 years. I was born and raised in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. I graduated from the University of Edinboro and did post graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, and the Citadel. We moved to South Carolina over 30 years ago. For the last 20 years I have been very fortunate to teach third grade at Stono Park Elementary School. Teaching third graders is awesome, rewarding, and there is never a dull moment!
I live in Mount Pleasant with my husband Jim and we have been married for 31 years. I have two daughters named Erica and Chelsea. Erica, who graduated form the College of Charleston, just moved into her own condo and got a yellow lab puppy named Maggie Mae. Chelsea is currently taking a year off of college to find herself!
In my spare time I love to read, kayak with my friends, and spend time with my family!
Since the beginning of this course I have thought of several ways to use movie maker in my classroom as I become comfortable with the process. I feel that with time and luck I will be able to implement movie maker with my third grade students.
At the beginning of the year I will have all my students create a 1 minute video named "All About Me" to share with their classmates. This will include at least three pictures to describe them and what they like to do.
In my SC History classes I would like to implement this with my students in several different areas. I would like them to research the regions of South Carolina in teams, work on a storyboard, and then make a creative project in teams on their SC region. Other suggestion woul be to let students do research on Revolutionary War Heroes, Classes of People during the Antebellum Period, Civil War (North vs. South) etc.
In my science classes my students can also work on projects with movie maker using a story board to researh matter, types of rocks, sound, and types of animals, regions, or habitats/adaptations. They will also select music and narration that will go along with their projects.
Throughout my teaching career I have had to make several teaching changes in order to be successful in my classroom. In the beginning ( 30 years ago) a blackboard, chalk, bulletin boards, and creativity on my part were the only means of keeping kids engaged. How times have changed! I thought that with the computer teaching couldn't get any better but how wrong I was. With the invention of the smart boards and now movie maker we are finally able to work with students on their technology levels! What a wonderful and rewarding time to be a teacher!
Storyboard:
Frame Number
Diagram or Picture
The Narration
1 and 2
All About Me
All About Me and picture of me
3,4
Saying and Picture of Jim and me
Jim, my husband, and I are on a family vacation.
5,6
Picture of My Family
Quote and Picture of family
7,8,9,10,11
Erica and Chelsea
Quote – Erica 2 photos- Chelsea 2 photos
12,13,14,15,16
Pictures of Maggie May
Lab Quote and Maggie Mae -4 photos
17
Picture of my parents
Maureen and Glenn Sundin
18,19,20,21, 22,23,24,25,26
Things I like to Do (Picture of me)
Kayak, Read, Vacations (Disney and Las Vegas),grow daisies, shopping, walking downtown Charleston, spending time with my daughters
27,28,29,30,31
Teaching
Quote, clip art, Pictures of Classes (2), clip art
South Carolina State Standards Standard 3-4: The student will create written work that has a clear focus, sufficient detail, coherent organization, effective use of voice, and correct use of the conventions of written Standard America English. Indicators: 3-4.1 Generate and organize ideas for writing using prewriting techniques. 3-4.2 Use complete sentences in writing. 3-4.3 Create paragraphs that include a topic sentnece with supporting details and logical transitions. 3-4.4 Use gammatical conventions of written STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH including
comparative and superlative adjectives,
prepositions and prepositional phrases,
conjunctions (because, since, yet, until), and
nominative and objective case pronouns.
3-4.5 Revise the organization and development of content and the quality of voice in written works. 3-4.6 Edit for the correct use of written STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH including
capitalization
punctuation
spelling
Focused Learning Statement: Students will create a writing project using Movie maker to tell their classmates “All About Me”. Briefly explain what the students will do in this lesson.The students will work on the following items:Procedures:1. Students will bring in a bag of three objects that are their favorites and be prepared to write why they chose their items and tell something about each one.2. Students in their first paragraph will talk about their bag and then will list all three items. (Students should be using some type of figurative language!) 3. Students in their second paragraph will write about their 1st item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences. 4. Students in their third paragraph will write about their 2nd item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences. 5. Students in their fourth paragraph will write about their 3rd item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences. 6. Students in their last paragraph will conclude their writing assignment. Students should use the appropriate transition word and write at least three sentences. 7. Students will revise with a partner and then edit on their own. 8. When they are ready to publish they will begin to use the Movie Maker in the computer lab to finish their project. Requirements: 1. Create a 1 minute movie in Movie Maker that includes the following items: Story Board
Fame 1. Picture of student with name running across the frame. (Mrs. Rusnock will supply pictures.)
Frames 2-3. 1st Paragraph - Intro
Frames 4-5. Picture from Web and 2nd paragraph
Frames 6-7. Picture from Web and 3rd paragraph
Frames 8-9. Picture from Web and 4th paragraph
Frame 10 5th paragraph - Ending
2. Be prepared to show your movie and have fun!
Help and Accessing the Wiki: Ms. Rusnock will be available during computer time to work with 3 students at a time. We will work on their movies together. We will learn how to access the Wiki during small group time. Name, or briefly describe the differentiation strategy and explain how this lesson is used as a component to differentiated instruction in your classroom. This Writing Project is a component of differentiated strategy in my classroom by allowing for different means of the learning. Students, according to their levels, will write sentences that they can master.Students will work with a partner to revise their paragraphs. . Any student that is experiencing any problems will notify me by raising their hand and I will help them any way I can. Students with IEP’s will be accommodated according to their plans. (Number of paragraphs will be decided before they begin their writing assignment.)
Describe or include the assessment to be used with this activity This is the rubric in which individual students will be graded.
Victoria Rusnock: Biography
My name is Victoria Rusnock and I have been teaching for 35 years. I was born and raised in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. I graduated from the University of Edinboro and did post graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, and the Citadel. We moved to South Carolina over 30 years ago. For the last 20 years I have been very fortunate to teach third grade at Stono Park Elementary School. Teaching third graders is awesome, rewarding, and there is never a dull moment!
I live in Mount Pleasant with my husband Jim and we have been married for 31 years. I have two daughters named Erica and Chelsea. Erica, who graduated form the College of Charleston, just moved into her own condo and got a yellow lab puppy named Maggie Mae. Chelsea is currently taking a year off of college to find herself!
In my spare time I love to read, kayak with my friends, and spend time with my family!
Movie Maker Skills Demo Project:
See Attachment:
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Since the beginning of this course I have thought of several ways to use movie maker in my classroom as I become comfortable with the process. I feel that with time and luck I will be able to implement movie maker with my third grade students.
At the beginning of the year I will have all my students create a 1 minute video named "All About Me" to share with their classmates. This will include at least three pictures to describe them and what they like to do.
In my SC History classes I would like to implement this with my students in several different areas. I would like them to research the regions of South Carolina in teams, work on a storyboard, and then make a creative project in teams on their SC region. Other suggestion woul be to let students do research on Revolutionary War Heroes, Classes of People during the Antebellum Period, Civil War (North vs. South) etc.
In my science classes my students can also work on projects with movie maker using a story board to researh matter, types of rocks, sound, and types of animals, regions, or habitats/adaptations. They will also select music and narration that will go along with their projects.
Throughout my teaching career I have had to make several teaching changes in order to be successful in my classroom. In the beginning ( 30 years ago) a blackboard, chalk, bulletin boards, and creativity on my part were the only means of keeping kids engaged. How times have changed! I thought that with the computer teaching couldn't get any better but how wrong I was. With the invention of the smart boards and now movie maker we are finally able to work with students on their technology levels! What a wonderful and rewarding time to be a teacher!
Storyboard:
Chelsea 2 photos
22,23,24,25,26
Rusnock’s Photo Albums
Curriculum Based Digital Story Project:
See attachment:
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Standard 3-4: The student will create written work that has a clear focus, sufficient detail, coherent organization, effective use of voice, and correct use of the conventions of written Standard America English.
Indicators:
3-4.1 Generate and organize ideas for writing using prewriting techniques.
3-4.2 Use complete sentences in writing.
3-4.3 Create paragraphs that include a topic sentnece with supporting details and logical transitions.
3-4.4 Use gammatical conventions of written STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH including
- comparative and superlative adjectives,
- prepositions and prepositional phrases,
- conjunctions (because, since, yet, until), and
- nominative and objective case pronouns.
3-4.5 Revise the organization and development of content and the quality of voice in written works.3-4.6 Edit for the correct use of written STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH including
Focused Learning Statement:
Students will create a writing project using Movie maker to tell their classmates “All About Me”.
Briefly explain what the students will do in this lesson.The students will work on the following items:Procedures:1. Students will bring in a bag of three objects that are their favorites and be prepared to write why they chose their items and tell something about each one.2. Students in their first paragraph will talk about their bag and then will list all three items. (Students should be using some type of figurative language!)
3. Students in their second paragraph will write about their 1st item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences.
4. Students in their third paragraph will write about their 2nd item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences.
5. Students in their fourth paragraph will write about their 3rd item. Use the appropriate transition word and explain why they chose this item. Students should write a least three sentences.
6. Students in their last paragraph will conclude their writing assignment. Students should use the appropriate transition word and write at least three sentences.
7. Students will revise with a partner and then edit on their own.
8. When they are ready to publish they will begin to use the Movie Maker in the computer lab to finish their project.
Requirements:
1. Create a 1 minute movie in Movie Maker that includes the following items:
Story Board
1. Picture of student with name running across
the frame. (Mrs. Rusnock will supply pictures.)
2-3. 1st Paragraph - Intro
4-5. Picture from Web and 2nd paragraph
6-7. Picture from Web and 3rd paragraph
8-9. Picture from Web and 4th paragraph
10 5th paragraph - Ending
Help and Accessing the Wiki:
Ms. Rusnock will be available during computer time to work with 3 students at a time. We will work on their movies together. We will learn how to access the Wiki during small group time.
Name, or briefly describe the differentiation strategy and explain how this lesson is used as a component to differentiated instruction in your classroom.
This Writing Project is a component of differentiated strategy in my classroom by allowing for different means of the learning. Students, according to their levels, will write sentences that they can master.Students will work with a partner to revise their paragraphs. . Any student that is experiencing any problems will notify me by raising their hand and I will help them any way I can.
Students with IEP’s will be accommodated according to their plans. (Number of paragraphs will be decided before they begin their writing assignment.)
This is the rubric in which individual students will be graded.
Slides
See student sample attached to this page.
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